AD: Ok, well here's the next chappie, and I'm happy to say that half of the
next chapter is done.
I doubt there will be many more chapters after this, but there WILL be a sequel, which will come out soon.
This is dedicated to Reika my wonderful coffee drinker, (had to add the coffee into this chappie) and because she was the first one to ever doubt the way that this story would flow. They may stay together Reika.
Chapter Seventeen : Falling Apart
"It's the last day of the tournament!" Amille cried, running around the small living room.
Celia danced alongside her, smiling happily.
Serena and Callie took one look at them and turned, going straight to the kitchen. "Coffee or tea this morning Cal?" Serena asked as she went to the two machines.
"Tea." Callie replied, "I don't think I can handle coffee with them around.
That problem was soon remedied when Kai walked into then house, glaring at the two dancing girls whom instantly shut up, sitting down calmly, before turning to Serena and Callie.
"Coffee." he said to them, Serena went to get him a cup, returning to look at him concerned.
"Have you been out all night?" she asked, surprised.
"Maybe." he replied shortly.
Serena frowned, watching him take the cup into his room, shutting the door firmly behind him.
Seconds later Ray was thrown, bewildered out of the room. Observing the two, formerly dancing girls, now sitting demurely on the floor, and the surprised faces of Serena and Callie he said annoyed. "Alright, why didn't anyone warn me Kai was in a bad mood!"
"You were sleeping." Callie replied, grinning at him.
"How long did you think I'd stay asleep while he was like that Callie?" he demanded, the edge of annoyance in his tone growing stronger.
She made a face at him and Serena grabbed the kettle as it boiled, making her tea, and Callie's.
"Come on guys." she said to Amille and Celia, "Let's leave the love birds alone, shall we?"
"You can talk." Callie snorted.
"What does she mean by that Rena?" Celia asked.
"She's just being facetious." Serena replied.
Callie raised and eyebrow at her, and watched as the three girls filed out of the room.
"You know Ray." she said grinning suddenly, "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were about to kiss me last night."
He looked at her, narrowing his eyes, then said mockingly. "If I didn't know better Callie, I'd say you cared."
She looked at him annoyed for a moment then said, "There is no way that you are staying in the same room as Kai anymore."
She made to walk past him, but he caught her arm, pulling her back. "Now who would I stay with, and who'd Kai stay with."
She smiled at him seductively, leaning up and kissing him lightly on the lips, before whispering, "I'm sure we could arrange something."
She then slipped out of his hold and moved back to the counter as the door opened and Kenny stepped out of his room, followed closely by Max.
~~~~Meanwhile~~~
Kai sat in the bedroom, pulling out his laptop, annoyed. Flicking the button on he found an image of his grandfather popped up.
"So, you have not headed your cousin's warning." Voltaire said malevolently, "No matter, he should not have been there in the first place."
Kai sat, silently, waiting for his grandfather to question him, as he knew he would.
"Well, do you love the girl?"
"Her name's Serena, and yes, I do love her." Kai replied.
"Look at yourself Kai." Voltaire said repulsed, "She's made you weak."
"I am no weaker, or stronger than I was before Grandfather." Kai replied monotonously.
"You are not the same!" Voltaire snapped, "You are weak!"
Kai listened to his verbal rebuff uninterestedly, until his grandfather snarled. "The girl and you, it ends now!"
He glared at his grandfather as he listened to the next part.
"Or I shall make sure that neither of you have a happy ending. Understand?"
Standing he looked at his grandfather, his eyes once more becoming unreadable, his face closed off, blank.
"I understand Grandfather."
Shutting the laptop he gritted his teeth, punching his pillow, hard in frustration, before exiting the room again, grabbing his cup of coffee and sitting at the table.
Callie looked at him suspiciously, finding something wrong with his coomposure. Disregarding it as childish she moved on to cook breakfast for a hungry Tyson whom had just woken up.
Serena sat in her bedroom, yes focused on the ceiling, wondering what was wrong with Kai.
Something had changed during the night, that almost carefree composure he had gained around her had dissapated, leaving no trace to show that it had ever existed.
Sighing she leant back further into the bed, wondering if she had something to do with his sudden change of heart.
The door opened not long after, admitting a sleepy Nicola. "Can we talk?" she asked.
"Sure." Serena said moving up on the bed to make room for her.
"Rena, me, Ami and Celia have been talking." she said sitting on the end of the bed, watching her friend. "We're worried about you."
"Why?" Serena asked shocked.
"Well, for one, you've been acting really strange lately, going out late, coming back even later, or in some cases, early. And you always seem to be, I don't know, acting different, we just want to know if your ok."
"I'm fine Nic, I've just had a lot on my mind lately." Serena replied smiling at her warmly.
"Ok." Nicola said hugging, "You know that if you ever need to talk, we're here for you right?"
"I know." Serena replied grinning at her, "I just need to work some things out on my own, ok?"
"It's fine." Nicola said, squeezing her tightly before releasing her, "Get ready, we've got to be at the tournament in half an hour."
"Ok." Serena said, standing up and grabbing clothes and other accessory's.
"Now to talk to Kai." she heard Nicola mumble, and froze, before shrugging off the chilly feeling she recieved when Nicola had said Kai's name.
"It's just the wind." she said, closing the window, she didn't notice however, that no wind blew that morning, it was a calm, clear day, and just as hot as the others.
Serena frowned, before grabbing her things and changing, getting ready for the final battle of the tournament.
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AD: Ok, now for the replies to the reviewers.
Reika Zelon: Glad you like that term, I like it too! ^-^ Hehe, I shocked you! Yes, Liam is Kai's cousin, and Kai didn't handle Voltaire very well did he? No, the dumb old coot aint gonna go down easily at all. Lmao! I agree, it is romantic, one of the reasons why it's in there, the other being that the others don't go out there that often.
Truly, you couldn't scare me Reika, it's funny! Lmao, that evil laugh has been used sooo often. Yes you did! You were the first reviewer on that chappie in fact. That's sweet, but there are people with hundreds (plural) of reviews, I'm happy to have my hundred, but it doesn't mean I'm a great author. ^-^
Purra: Hopefully. Yes, Liam is Kai's cousin, hence the likeness in attitudes etc. Maybe, maybe not, and he might help him, he might not, unfortunately for you guys I've already got the rest of the storyline, plotting away in the back of my mind. *coughs * Cousinly? Umm, these guys have Voltaire as a grandfather, and were trained by Boris, I don't think cousinly is the correct term for what they have. An understanding would probably be closer to reality. Glad you liked Callie and Ray together, I had heaps of fun writing it, Cya Purra!
#1: Thank you. I'm touched that you think it's going well. How does Liam know about Kai+Serena, well, that's a secret, which I might tell you guys one day.
n0b0dY: That's sweet, now back to bed with you, you're obviously sick, and should be sleeping. Hmmm.that's an interesting perception, maybe Liam isn't that bad, but then again, maybe he is.
Kita: Well, if you keep reading, your going to know more.
I doubt there will be many more chapters after this, but there WILL be a sequel, which will come out soon.
This is dedicated to Reika my wonderful coffee drinker, (had to add the coffee into this chappie) and because she was the first one to ever doubt the way that this story would flow. They may stay together Reika.
Chapter Seventeen : Falling Apart
"It's the last day of the tournament!" Amille cried, running around the small living room.
Celia danced alongside her, smiling happily.
Serena and Callie took one look at them and turned, going straight to the kitchen. "Coffee or tea this morning Cal?" Serena asked as she went to the two machines.
"Tea." Callie replied, "I don't think I can handle coffee with them around.
That problem was soon remedied when Kai walked into then house, glaring at the two dancing girls whom instantly shut up, sitting down calmly, before turning to Serena and Callie.
"Coffee." he said to them, Serena went to get him a cup, returning to look at him concerned.
"Have you been out all night?" she asked, surprised.
"Maybe." he replied shortly.
Serena frowned, watching him take the cup into his room, shutting the door firmly behind him.
Seconds later Ray was thrown, bewildered out of the room. Observing the two, formerly dancing girls, now sitting demurely on the floor, and the surprised faces of Serena and Callie he said annoyed. "Alright, why didn't anyone warn me Kai was in a bad mood!"
"You were sleeping." Callie replied, grinning at him.
"How long did you think I'd stay asleep while he was like that Callie?" he demanded, the edge of annoyance in his tone growing stronger.
She made a face at him and Serena grabbed the kettle as it boiled, making her tea, and Callie's.
"Come on guys." she said to Amille and Celia, "Let's leave the love birds alone, shall we?"
"You can talk." Callie snorted.
"What does she mean by that Rena?" Celia asked.
"She's just being facetious." Serena replied.
Callie raised and eyebrow at her, and watched as the three girls filed out of the room.
"You know Ray." she said grinning suddenly, "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were about to kiss me last night."
He looked at her, narrowing his eyes, then said mockingly. "If I didn't know better Callie, I'd say you cared."
She looked at him annoyed for a moment then said, "There is no way that you are staying in the same room as Kai anymore."
She made to walk past him, but he caught her arm, pulling her back. "Now who would I stay with, and who'd Kai stay with."
She smiled at him seductively, leaning up and kissing him lightly on the lips, before whispering, "I'm sure we could arrange something."
She then slipped out of his hold and moved back to the counter as the door opened and Kenny stepped out of his room, followed closely by Max.
~~~~Meanwhile~~~
Kai sat in the bedroom, pulling out his laptop, annoyed. Flicking the button on he found an image of his grandfather popped up.
"So, you have not headed your cousin's warning." Voltaire said malevolently, "No matter, he should not have been there in the first place."
Kai sat, silently, waiting for his grandfather to question him, as he knew he would.
"Well, do you love the girl?"
"Her name's Serena, and yes, I do love her." Kai replied.
"Look at yourself Kai." Voltaire said repulsed, "She's made you weak."
"I am no weaker, or stronger than I was before Grandfather." Kai replied monotonously.
"You are not the same!" Voltaire snapped, "You are weak!"
Kai listened to his verbal rebuff uninterestedly, until his grandfather snarled. "The girl and you, it ends now!"
He glared at his grandfather as he listened to the next part.
"Or I shall make sure that neither of you have a happy ending. Understand?"
Standing he looked at his grandfather, his eyes once more becoming unreadable, his face closed off, blank.
"I understand Grandfather."
Shutting the laptop he gritted his teeth, punching his pillow, hard in frustration, before exiting the room again, grabbing his cup of coffee and sitting at the table.
Callie looked at him suspiciously, finding something wrong with his coomposure. Disregarding it as childish she moved on to cook breakfast for a hungry Tyson whom had just woken up.
Serena sat in her bedroom, yes focused on the ceiling, wondering what was wrong with Kai.
Something had changed during the night, that almost carefree composure he had gained around her had dissapated, leaving no trace to show that it had ever existed.
Sighing she leant back further into the bed, wondering if she had something to do with his sudden change of heart.
The door opened not long after, admitting a sleepy Nicola. "Can we talk?" she asked.
"Sure." Serena said moving up on the bed to make room for her.
"Rena, me, Ami and Celia have been talking." she said sitting on the end of the bed, watching her friend. "We're worried about you."
"Why?" Serena asked shocked.
"Well, for one, you've been acting really strange lately, going out late, coming back even later, or in some cases, early. And you always seem to be, I don't know, acting different, we just want to know if your ok."
"I'm fine Nic, I've just had a lot on my mind lately." Serena replied smiling at her warmly.
"Ok." Nicola said hugging, "You know that if you ever need to talk, we're here for you right?"
"I know." Serena replied grinning at her, "I just need to work some things out on my own, ok?"
"It's fine." Nicola said, squeezing her tightly before releasing her, "Get ready, we've got to be at the tournament in half an hour."
"Ok." Serena said, standing up and grabbing clothes and other accessory's.
"Now to talk to Kai." she heard Nicola mumble, and froze, before shrugging off the chilly feeling she recieved when Nicola had said Kai's name.
"It's just the wind." she said, closing the window, she didn't notice however, that no wind blew that morning, it was a calm, clear day, and just as hot as the others.
Serena frowned, before grabbing her things and changing, getting ready for the final battle of the tournament.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AD: Ok, now for the replies to the reviewers.
Reika Zelon: Glad you like that term, I like it too! ^-^ Hehe, I shocked you! Yes, Liam is Kai's cousin, and Kai didn't handle Voltaire very well did he? No, the dumb old coot aint gonna go down easily at all. Lmao! I agree, it is romantic, one of the reasons why it's in there, the other being that the others don't go out there that often.
Truly, you couldn't scare me Reika, it's funny! Lmao, that evil laugh has been used sooo often. Yes you did! You were the first reviewer on that chappie in fact. That's sweet, but there are people with hundreds (plural) of reviews, I'm happy to have my hundred, but it doesn't mean I'm a great author. ^-^
Purra: Hopefully. Yes, Liam is Kai's cousin, hence the likeness in attitudes etc. Maybe, maybe not, and he might help him, he might not, unfortunately for you guys I've already got the rest of the storyline, plotting away in the back of my mind. *coughs * Cousinly? Umm, these guys have Voltaire as a grandfather, and were trained by Boris, I don't think cousinly is the correct term for what they have. An understanding would probably be closer to reality. Glad you liked Callie and Ray together, I had heaps of fun writing it, Cya Purra!
#1: Thank you. I'm touched that you think it's going well. How does Liam know about Kai+Serena, well, that's a secret, which I might tell you guys one day.
n0b0dY: That's sweet, now back to bed with you, you're obviously sick, and should be sleeping. Hmmm.that's an interesting perception, maybe Liam isn't that bad, but then again, maybe he is.
Kita: Well, if you keep reading, your going to know more.